A New Twist on AAA Ratings: Eco Icons for Green Lodgings | reuters.com
As both a response to and a driver for the greening of the hospitality industry, the American Automobile Association will include in its 2010 TourBooks an "eco" icon for hotels, motels and other lodgings that are green certified. tweetmeme_url = 'here’;   digg_url = here’; Glenn Hasek, editor of the website Green Lodging News, reported yesterday about the news: According to Heather Hunter, public relations manager for AAA in Heathrow, Fla., just as a property will be noted as having a pool, a casino, allowing pets, etc., it will be designated as eco-friendly. It is something AAA members are interested in, Hunter says. A section in front of each TourBook will explain the meaning of the “eco” icon. [...